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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Nysse on November 30, 2015, 01:18:41 PM

Title: 9th (Swiss) Division in Russia 1812
Post by: Nysse on November 30, 2015, 01:18:41 PM

Thought I'd share my latest Napoleonics project which I finally got around finishing. Mostly painted last spring with the last few additions last week. The whole foreign part of the French 9th Division for the Russian campaign. 2 battalions of Croatian light infantry and 11 battalions of Swiss troops with some French artillery support in the form of two 6 pounder batteries and one 12 pounder battery. Having lived in Switzerland as a youth this was really a nice project to do, and getting a new army done that was completely missing from our clubs collections was also nice :)

Most of the minis are from Campaign Game Miniatures with the mounted command figures mostly AB. One ADC is CGM if I recall correctly.

These did sap my energy and painting interest for a while though as I painted most of them in less than two months. Next time I'll know to get some other projects in between as well :) And that will probably be needed as I'll be attempting to paint up the whole Saxon Corps for 1813 next. Anyways enjoy the pics!

Some more pics here (http://engineered-gaming.blogspot.fi/2015/11/9th-swiss-division-in-russia.html)

Command stands
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e_1-drhTDcc/VlgcDuMlr3I/AAAAAAAAE2w/2yUURQQbVpA/s1600/IMG_4324.jpg)

Artillery
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-znLOgryhYlw/VlgcC6-f-PI/AAAAAAAAE4M/JnbWuArtyVc/s1600/IMG_4320.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L6wmxYRqZhc/VlgcC3bKxvI/AAAAAAAAE3Y/kmGDO2sVV-4/s1600/IMG_4321.jpg)

3rd Croatian Provincial Regiment
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDTK2dreaBY/VlgcYwb0SAI/AAAAAAAAE4k/eVR8mruLtv0/s1600/IMG_4329.jpg)

1st Swiss
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMwiC3Hnopk/VlgcEx9um0I/AAAAAAAAE3g/vtEZCTJNwIU/s1600/IMG_4331.jpg)

2nd Swiss
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G2a_lGnZc6k/VlgcGjyKdGI/AAAAAAAAE4Q/YV6AfVc_b4Y/s1600/IMG_4339.jpg)

3rd Swiss
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-egShcl7vkx0/VlgcFZuIUbI/AAAAAAAAE4E/Ors7mHrRuys/s1600/IMG_4334.jpg)

4th Swiss
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i4lm8DsLLc4/VlgcGIfDifI/AAAAAAAAE4A/JgJ5oaJDkBc/s1600/IMG_4337.jpg)

Title: Re: 9th (Swiss) Division in Russia 1812
Post by: Marine0846 on December 01, 2015, 08:30:24 PM

Fine painting.
Really like the command stands
and the basing.

Title: Re: 9th (Swiss) Division in Russia 1812
Post by: gustav on December 02, 2015, 04:07:26 AM

Great painting - great subject.
Especially like the Croatians
 :o

Title: Re: 9th (Swiss) Division in Russia 1812
Post by: Cadet13 on December 02, 2015, 04:46:10 AM

Looking great! :) I've always fancied the Swiss red uniforms, especially with the light blue facings.

Title: Re: 9th (Swiss) Division in Russia 1812
Post by: Nysse on December 02, 2015, 08:15:45 PM

Thanks guys! The Swiss (and Croats) really do lend some nice variety to a larger French force. Nothing beats a spot of colour on one section of the battlefield.